Fabio Tranchitella wrote: >> I'm interested in adopting python-gd (my package is available on >> http://www.kobold.it/python-gd). Actually there is only a whishlist >> bug for this package (#223580) which ask for a versioned packaging >> for the module. Actually it is available only for python2.3, but >> there are no problems to compile and package it for other version >> (python2.1 and python2.2) so I did.
Josselin Mouette wrote: > I think this would be wrong. This would clutter the archive with loads > of cruft. For modules that are not widely used, almost no one will want > a package for an older python version, thus only the default current > version should be supported. This makes the python transitions easier, > too. I agree, so I am against Fabio's suggestion to make all Python module packages to support all Python versions. But the fact python-gd have a wishlist bug filed specifically asking for other versions of Python means that it is widely used enough...?
